Improvement in studded links



B.-A. CHAMBERLIN Studded-Links.

No. 168,081, Paten ted Sept. 28,1875.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHARLES A. GHAMBERLIR OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN STUDDED LINKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 168,081, datedSeptember 28, 1875; application filed August 30, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. CHAMBER- LIN, of the city and county ofCamden and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Studded Links; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a clear and exact description of the nature thereof, sufficient toenable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains tofully understand, make, and use the same, reference being bad to theaccompanying drawings making part of this specification, in Which-Figure l is a top or face view of a link embodying my invention. Fig. 2is a longitudinal section in line :10 as, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a tween itssides. 0 represents the bends of the link, which are flattened andcontain a greater area in cross-section than the sides. The stud orbrace B has its bases D made broad, and,

owing to the liability of a studded link to break on the inside near thestud, the bases D are made broad, so as to extend beyond the usualpoints of fracture of the sides of the link, and thus the leverage ofthe thrust of the stud is decreased, whereby the link is renderedexceedingly strong and reliable. Furthermore, additional strength isimparted to the links due to the flattened bends C, which contain agreater area in cross-section than the sides ot the link. In the stud Bis formed a perioration, E, which serves to remove unnecessary weightand affords means for engagement of a chain-hook.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A chain-link having a broad base-perforated stud, in combination withflattened bends containing a greater area in cross-section than thesides, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A chain-link having flattened bends (l,

which contain agreater area in cross-section than the sides of the link,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

